Conferences & Educational Resources


2008-2009 Conference Schedules


The Cardiology Fellows Programs hosts a variety of focused conferences held each year including:

  • Cardiology Fellows Clinical Case Conference
    Clinical Cardiology Fellows are responsible for weekly Fellow clinical conferences. The format for these conferences is case-based presentations by the clinical fellows (usually of an unknown patient case), facilitated by faculty mentors.
           Friday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 1308, DN, Lunch provided
 
  • Week 1 Vascular Case Conference
  • Week 2 Heart Failure/Transplant Case Conference
  • Week 3 Valve/Adult Congenital Service with Dr. Joe Greenfield
  • Week 4 EP
  • Week 5 Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Case Conference


  • Cardiology Grand Rounds
    Cardiovascular Grand Rounds are a Divisional Conference held weekly where Duke faculty and Visiting professors present the latest in clinical, translational and basic science research. Additionally, Cardiology Fellows are responsible for one yearly presentation to the entire Division as part of Cardiology Grand Rounds during their last year of fellowship.
         Monday, 5:00-6:00 pm, Room 2002, DN, snack served
 
  • Duke Faculty Clinical, Translational and Basic Science
  • Research Presentations
  • Senior Cardiology Fellow Research Presentations
  • Visiting Professors


  • Cardiology Core Conference
    These weekly conferences are designed to teach core concepts important for clinical and research endeavors for Cardiology Fellows.
     
    They are held weekly on Wednesdays, 12:00 noon 1:00 pm, Room2253 Duke North.  (Room varies - except for Echo lectures which are held in 2099 Duke South Echo lab; 2003DN; 2002DN.)           
 
  • Cardiology Fellows Boot Camp Lectures
  • ACC Guidelines/Physical Exam/Echocardiography
  • ECG Review
  • Grant Writing Curriculum
  • Vascular Noninvasive Imaging Curriculum 


  • Fundamentals in Cardiovascular Imaging Lecture Series
    This weekly conference occurs during July-December of each academic year andteaches core concepts in all modalities of non-invasive imaging (echocardiography, nuclear, MRI, CT-angiography, and peripheral vascular noninvasive). Topics reviewed include ultrasound, nuclear and MRI physics; safety concerns; clinicaltopics; and clinical case conferences.
  • Held weekly on Tuesday or Wednesday, 12:00 noon 1:00 pm, Room 3458, 3452 D/N (except Echo held in 2099 D/S Echo lab)


 

 

 

Educational Resources

Cardiovascular Fellow Learning Laboratory

The Cardiovascular Fellow Learning Laboratory, located in the Coronary Care Unit, is a major educational support center for the Cardiology Fellows. Funding for the center is provided by donations from grateful patients and from industry supporters. The facility houses two desktop computers networked to the clinical servers that support the development of any presentation. The Laboratory provides research support with access to:

The Laboratory provides presentation support with:
  • color printer
  • color copy machine
  • computer projector
  • laptop
  • digital camera
  • flat bed scanner for scanning graphic information
  • direct links to the catheterization laboratory computer to insert cath images in a presentation
  • direct link to the echocardiographic system to insert echo images into a presentation

Cardiovascular Educational Center

The Cardiovascular Educational Center is centered around "HARVEY," the cardiovascular patient simulator used in teaching bedside cardiovascular physical diagnosis to medical students, house staff, fellows and other groups. "Harvey" is capable of duplicating most of the bedside findings for a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases. Accompanying slide programs provide cognitive information such as laboratory data to enhance "bedside teaching" of each simulation. A linked and stand-alone interactive computer instruction program provides an opportunity to test and enhance the skills that are used in evaluating the history, physical examinations, laboratory information and treatment decisions for patients with a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions.

The center also houses an examining bed equipped with an infra-red multiple listening system with linked audio-files and echo equipment that is used for learning and demonstrating physical exam findings in various cardiovascular conditions.

Nearby, a self-teaching area is equipped with a HEART SOUND "TUTOR" SYSTEM with a library of digitized heart sounds and murmurs of various cardiovascular conditions.


Cardiosource

The fellowship program maintains an active site-license to the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s education website.  This website includes all of the ACC Self-Assessment Programs, scientific statements and guidelines, ECG in-service examination and training, and other educational materials.
 

Archive of Presentations

The cardiology core curriculum presentions/conferences are archived for future review or for fellows who miss a conference. 

 

Travel

First and second year fellows are supported to attend one major, national scientific conference per academic year, such as the AHA, ACC Scientific Sessions, Heart Failure Society of America, or Heart Rhythm Society.  Fellows during their research years or advanced training are supported to attend meetings by their faculty mentors.
 
 
 
 

Master of Health Sciences

Core Curriculum

Each fellow has available to him/her a two-year opportunity to develop skills and research through the Medical Research Training programs with a degree option that leads to a professional master's degree awarded by the School of Medicine.
The curriculum will include:
  1. Graded course work - 24 units of course work designed to provide basic biostatistical knowledge and research ethics required of all medical disciplines, quantitative and methodological principles of medical genomics, and clinical research.
  2. Research (12 units total) - individual research projects under the direction and supervision of the Trainee's mentor and examining committee. Research is conducted over a minimum of two years.
    • Clinical Research Training Program
      http://crtp.mc.duke.edu
      Director: Eugene Z. Oddone M.D., M.H.Sc.
      Degree: Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research

      This training program is designed primarily for clinical fellows who are training for academic careers in clinical research. The program offers formal courses in research design, research management, and statistical analysis. Students who complete a prescribed course of study in the training program are awarded a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research degree by the School of Medicine.

In addition, a curriculum geared towards fellows interested in the basic and translational sciences is offered. This program is designed primarily for clinical fellows who are training for academic careers as laboratory-based investigators, the program offers formal courses in genetics, genome technologies, proteomics, statistical analysis, and the responsible conduct of research.


 
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